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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,152 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 58

The Gold Discovery Great Things Expected. Mining Waden's Visit

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. B. C. Burke Mining Waiden visited the scene of the gold discovery at Dark Corner, eight miles from Sunny Corner, yesterday. He was…

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Mining Amalgamated Hill End, Limited

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

The managing director reports for the month of December:— Lower Tunnel Level: Continued to open out on the Star of Peace vein…

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British Coal in Rabbits

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The British Government is negotiating with the Commonwealth Government for the purchase of the available surplus of Australian rabbits,…

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Sunny Corner Gold Find

Leader · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 4

The scene of the gold discovery at Sunny Corner was visited by a great many miners and officials of the Department on Friday, and all have…

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Messrs. Hoskins' Mine. Strike of Railway Workers. Wollongono

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Although Messrs. Hoskins and Sons, of Lithgow, only recently purchased Wongawilli mine at West Dapto, they, have had in their employ over a hundred men engaged in making…

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Rush to the Mine. Many Applications Lodged. Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Dozens of mining speculators and others from Bathurst, Lithgow, Hill End, Sydney, and Orange have visited the new gold discovery at Dark Corner, whore the prospectors…

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"Verdun." Dark Corner Gold Find Three Prospectors Strike It Rich

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Dark Corner is a place on the map that is situated some eight miles from Sunny Corner, and thirty miles at least from Bath[?] just why it got its…

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Battleship Sunk Another Italian L0ss. Struck Two Mines. Serious Loss of Life. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

An official statement says that the battleship Retina Mar[?] struck two mines in the open sea on the night of December 11, and sank in…

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The Dark Corner Find. Visit by Mining Warden. How the Discovery Was Made. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. B. C. Burke; warden; visited, the scone of the gold discovery at Dark, Corner, eight miles from Sunny Corner, yesterday. He was accompanied by many, departmental…

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"Verdun" Gold Mine Markings

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The Warden's Clerk at Sunny Corner asks as to state for the information of these interested that be will not bea[?] to commerce markings at the new gold…

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"Verdun" Gold Mine the Dark Corner Rush. 36 Applications Received

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

Following on the gold find at Dark Corner and the excellent report received as to its possibilities, there has been a rush for mining rights, and up…

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Coal Famine in Rome. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

There is a coal famine in Rome and the gras supply is threatened…

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Verdun Gold field Authorities to Enter. 36 Applications Received

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The following applications have been received by the Mining Warden for authority to enter land adjoining the Verdun Gold Mine at Dark…

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Burraga. a Mining Revival

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

Mining in this district is beginning to liven up. The Aberecrombie copper mine is now being put into working order, as fast as possible, and it is anticipated that the mine…

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Daylight Saving Unpopular with the Local Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

Having given daylight, saving a trial, the local miners are not altogether taken up with it. As a matter of fact there are a good many grumblers [?] it, and one lodge…

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Dark Corner Gold. a Rich Find. But Exaggerated Reports

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The glowing, and it must lie added, exaggerated reports in the city papers of the new gold find at Dark Corner were responsible for a big crowd of people visiting the field on…

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Newcastle Coal Exports. Two Years' Decrease, 2,000,000 Tons

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 1

The exports of coal from the port of New-castle for the year 1916 reached 2,937,508 tons, valued at £1,556,297, being a decrease of 1,068,569 tons, of a total value of £551,670…

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Northern Miners Position Still Delicate. the Mechanics' Claims. Proprietors Resistinc. West Maitlaxd

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

The possibility of a recurrence of aouble in the mining industry is not yet past. The ferms offered to the mine me…

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Dearer Coal Sydney Shipping Companies Informed Will It Be Passsed on Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The shipping and ferry companies have been informed of an increase in the price of coal, this being an outcome of the recent advance to the miners…

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Hill End Gold the Reward Mine. Steady, Payable Operations. Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 3

The main operations on tko Hill End goldfleld are at present being carried out at the Hawkins' Hill Reward mine, where the principal work is being…

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